Evaluating Inflammatory Versus Mechanical Back Pain in Individuals with Psoriatic Arthritis: A Review of the Literature.

ABSTRACT: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a chronic immune-mediated disease characterized by psoriatic skin and nail changes, peripheral joint inflammation, enthesitis, dactylitis, and/or axial involvement, either alone or in combination with each other. The presence of axial involvement has been shown to be a marker of PsA severity; however, there is no widely accepted definition of axial involvement in PsA (axPsA) or consensus on how or when to screen and treat patients with suspected axPsA. Chronic back pain is a prominent feature of axPsA and is thought to have a relevant role in early identification of disease. Chronic back pain can be caused by inflammatory back pain (IBP) or mechanical back pain (MBP). However, MBP can complicate recognition of IBP and delay diagnosis of axPsA. While MBP can als

SUBMITTER: Grinnell-Merrick LL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7695767 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature